What’s Going On: 05/08 – 05/15

1. Arrested Development Returns Party!
Where: Holocene
How Much: $6
When: Wednesday, May 8th – 8:30pm
Why: Holy moly, are you as excited as we are for the return of television’s most underrated series of all time?! Tonight!  Banana Stand Media presents: Arrested Development Returns Party! With Tango Alpha Tango, Animal Eyes, The We Shared Milk. Just remember: there’s always music in the banana stand!

2. The Dandelyons w/ The Laurels & Miracle Falls
Where: Kelly’s Olympian
How Much: $5
When: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 – 9pm
Why: Portland’s The Dandelyons team up with Miracle Falls, project from ex – Mercury Rev / Sparklehorse / Longwave member Paul Dillon, for a night with Australia’s The Laurels (fresh from Austin Psych Fest). Expect a night of psychedelic shoegazy indie rock goodness!

3. KPSU Presents: The KPSU Kruise 2!
Where: Portland Spirit
How Much: $10/$15
When: Friday, May 10th – 10:30pm boarding
Why: Presented by KPSU’s 2013 Radio Revival & PSPS–hop aboard the Portland Spirit for a midnight cruise with Onuinu & Grandparents! Proceeds benefit KPSU’s efforts to bring freeform, student-run college radio back to Portland’s FM airwaves. All ages and a full bar for those 21+. Tickets available online or call 503-224-3900

 

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What’s Going On: 05/01 – 05/08

1. May Day Music Festival
Where: Alhambra Theatre (formerly Mt. Tabor Theatre)
How Much: $15/$20, $50 all-fest pass
When: Wednesday, May 1st – Sunday, May 5th
Why: May Day Music Fest kicks off tonight with RED FANG. Tomorrow is May Day Music Fest Day 2- Eleven Magazine and Deli showcase [FREE!], additional headliners: Day3 Black Prairie, Day4 Y La Bamba, Day5 Sage Francis. Discounted 5 day passes still available! Get more details here!

2. METZ w/ White Lung & WL
Where: Holocene
How Much: $10/$12
When: Thursday, May 2nd – 9pm
Why: Hailing from Toronto, this power rock trio brings it, and they bring it hard. I happened to catch METZ at a pre-Austin Psych Fest show last week and woah! Add Vancouver B.C.’s White Lung and hot damn, y’all are in for a treat–it’s a match made in music heaven!

3. Vietnam w/ Gap Dream & Small Arms
Where: Dante’s
How Much: $10
When: Saturday, May 4th – 9pm
Why: Mexican Summer’s Vietnam teams up with Burger Record’s Gap Dream for one heck of show you’re not going to want to miss! Here’s one of my favorite tracks from Gap Dream: 58th St. Fingers. Highly recommended! Definitely bring some extra dollars to pick up both of these bands’ records.

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What’s Going On: 04/24 – 05/01

1. Palma Violets w/ Guards & Eidolons
Where: Holocene
How Much: $10/$12
When: Thursday, April 25th – 9pm
Why: London-based quartet, Palma Violets, have carved a name for themselves across the pond and it’s only a matter of time before they do the same here in the States. Their sound evokes the similar feeling of urgency you get from a cocktail of Kings of Leon and The Arcade Fire—driving, pulsating, and contagiously raucous.

2. Lil Ass Boom Box Festival
Where: Kelly’s Olympian
How Much: Free!
When: Friday, April 26th – 9pm
Why: An absolutely free mini version of Big Ass Boom Box fest with some of Portland’s finest! Catch Souvenir Driver, The Autonomics, The Century, and Outer Space Heaters. And as if one night of free music wasn’t enough, come back Saturday night with The We Shared Milk, A Happy Death, and Boing!

2b. Infected Mushroom w/ Randy Seidman & Sidestep
Where: Roseland Theater
How Much: $22.50
When: Friday, April 26th – 9pm
Why: The visual experience alone is worth the price of admission. Besides, who doesn’t love a sweaty grinder?

3. White Fang w/ Love Cop & BOOM!
Where: Hawthorne Burgerville
How Much: Free!
When: Sunday, April 28th – 4pm
Why: KPSU’s 2013 Radio Revival and Burger Records presents: White Fang with Love Cop and BOOM! After you come out of your post-brunch food coma, head to Burgerville at their Hawthorne location for an afternoon of burgers and booty shakin! Proceeds of Burgerville sales go to KPSU. Highly recommended!

 

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What’s Going On: 01/23 – 01/30


1. Banana Stand Media & ELEVEN PDX Present: Grandparents w/ Still Caves & Paper Brain
Where: Holocene
How Much: $5
When: Thursday, January 24th – 8:30pm
Why:  What could be better than two awesome local music-loving entities come together? Not much. Well, maybe this show and these mind-blowingly awesome bands. Come celebrate the release of Grandparents – Live from the Banana Stand! Teamed up with local favs Paper Brain and Still Caves.

2.  School of Rock: Best of Portland 2
Where: Crystal Ballroom
How Much: $13/$17 – All Ages
When: Friday, January 25th -8pm
Why:  Portland teens play local jams with local heroes! All proceeds go to benefit Music in the Schools and PROWUS Music Scholarships. Music and appearances by: Red Fang, Blind Pilot, Typhoon, Radiation City, Blitzen Trapper, Portugal. The Man, Sons of Huns, Guantanamo Baywatch, Laura Gibson, Wild Ones, and more!

3. The Walkmen w/ Father John Misty
Where: Roseland Theater
How Much: $22/$25 – All Ages
When: Saturday, January 26th – 9pm
Why: At first glance it seems a little pricy when you’re used to shelling out $5-$15 to see bands around town, but big time national touring acts are gonna cost ya. Truly a heck of a deal to get two talented acts–for the price of one! If you haven’t seen the video for Father John Misty’s “Hollywood Forever Cemetery”, you should.

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The Soft Moon @ Holocene 12/18/2012

Upon taking the stage, The Soft Moon wasted no time delivering their dark post-punk project from Oakland’s Luis Vasquez—with each musician in seemingly tip-top shape. The pummeling bass lines from Justin Anastasi and the precision of percussionist Keven Tecon gave Vasquez the perfect background to the first song of the evening, “Die Life”, from their latest album on Captured Tracks. Vasquez introduced the band, “We’re The Soft Moon. Hello Portland.” And then jokingly added, “This is our last song.”

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What’s Going On: 12/12 – 12/19

 

1. Ty Segall w/ Night Beats & Nucular Aminals
Where: Star Theater
How Much: $15
When: Thursday, December 13th – 9pm
Why: Sure it sounds cliche, but literally everyone and my mom will be at this show! Do yourself a favor and grab a ticket now–this show will sell out. With 7 albums out in the last 2 years (the most recent, Twins, was named #9 record of the year on SPIN’s top 50), San Francisco’s wunderkind is showing no signs of slowing down.

2. Nuggets Night VI
Where: Slabtown
How Much: $8
When: Saturday, December 15th – 9pm
Why: Nuggets Night returns to Slabtown with The Pynnacles, Suicide Notes, Queued Up, Satin Chaps, Beyond Veronica, The Ex-Girlfriends Club, The Cool Whips, Dirty Rubbers, Paradise, Sellwoods, The Very Foundation, The Deep Joy, Cry of the Shadow Animal, DJ HWY 7, and DJ Web of Sound. Only $8 at the door. Check out more info here.

3. The Soft Moon w/ Group Rhoda & We Are Like The Spider
Where: Holocene
How Much: $8/$10
When: Tuesday, December 18th – 8:30pm
Why: Lead by Luis Vasquez, fuzzed-out synth-driven post-punk sounds will fill the back room at Holocene and send you somewhere into the ether. After holing up for six months in his apartment, Vasquez recorded the latest album while touring. The result, Zeros, proves he is becoming an even better and more defined songwriter–his creation of atmospheric soundscapes will transcend you.

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What’s Going On: 12/05 – 12/12

1. Moon Duo w/ Life Coach & DJ E*Rock
Where: Holocene
How Much: $10/$12
When: Thursday, December 6th – 8:30pm
Why: Ripley Johnson (Wooden Shjips) and Sanae Yamada have been burning up the scene with their propulsive beats and compelling acid washed shows for just over two years now. With the recent release of their latest LP, Circles, the duo put out a great video for their single, “Sleepwalker” featuring King Khan!

2. King Tuff w/ White Fang & Mean Jeans
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $10/$12
When: Sunday, December 9th – 9pm
Why: According to SPIN, Vermont garage rocker Kyle Thomas – aka King Tuff – ranks in at #18 of the top 50 albums of 2012. It’s good time rock’n'roll and who better than Mean Jeans and White Fang to get things started?! This show will sell out, so if you don’t want to get tickets beforehand, at least show up early. Check out this sweet video Hannah Lew (Grass Widow) made for “Aloned and Stoned”!

3. Big Eyes w/ The Cry & Hornet Leg
Where: The Know
How Much: $5
When:  Tuesday, December 11th – 8pm
Why: Originally from the East Coast, Seattle’s punk’n'roll trio, Big Eyes, has been making quite a buzz around the PNW over the last year, and rightfully so. Lead singer Kate Eldridge has a husky voice reminiscent of Suzi Quatro, and if you don’t know who that is, you need to do your homework. Portland’s The Cry and Hornet Leg warm things up early around 8-8:30. Don’t be late!

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What’s Going On: 11/28 – 12/05

1. The Babies w/ Houndstooth & Campfires
Where: Holocene
How Much: $10
When: Wednesday, November 28th – 8:30pm
Why: Formed in 2009, The Babies feature Cassie Ramone (Vivian Girls) and Kevin Morby (Woods). Hot on the heels of the quartet’s second full-length, Our House on the Hill, the band embarked on a supporting tour. The album is full of three-chord garage-pop gems, highlighted by the vocals of both Ramone and Morby.

2. Federale w/ Pt. Juncture WA & The Shivas
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $10
When: Friday, November 30th – 9pm
Why: An album release celebration with Spaghetti Western soundtrack purveyors Federale. Their third studio release, The Blood Flowed Like Wine, features vocals from The Black Angel’s Alex Maas and KP Thomas of Spindrift, and retains the signature operatic vocals, blasting trumpets, and twangy reverbed guitars.

3. Battleme w/ My Goodness & The Ax
Where: Mississippi Studios
How Much: $10/$12
When: Saturday, December 1st – 9pm
Why: Battleme is the moniker of Matt Drenik (Lions), who relocated to Portland a couple years ago to work solely on this project. You probably remember him from this years MFNW or Seattle’s Capital Hill Block Party– a mix of post-modern rock and soul with powerful hooks and falsetto vocals.

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What’s Going On: 11/14 – 11/21

1. Diamond Rings w/ Gold Fields
Where: Doug Fir
How Much: $12
When: Wednesday, November 14th – 9pm
Why: Diamond Rings is an extra personal emotional outlet for Toronto based artist and musician John O. When not writing biographies in the third person, he can be found in his room composing lyrically evocative pop songs on a stolen keyboard, borrowed laptop, and second hand guitar. Australian pop outfit, Gold Fields, sets the mood with their ’80s new wave-influenced dance-pop.

2. Beat Connection w/ Magic Fades & ODESZA
Where: Holocene
How Much: $8/$10
When: Thursday, November 15th – 8:30pm
Why: Seattle’s trop psych pop quartet, Beat Connection had one heck of a 2011: UK  tour with Toro Y Moi and Holy Ghost!, added a live drummer, embarked on their first US tour opening for Starfucker, and was named Best New Band of 2011 by Seattle Weekly. 2012 hasn’t been too shabby either: added vocalist/guitarist Tom Eddy and released their debut full-lengh, The Palace Garden. Whew!

3. The Whines w/ Still Caves, The Slidells & Scared Crow
Where: Kenton Club
How Much: Free
When: Saturday, November 17th – 9:30pm
Why:  The Whines, who had one of the best local album so of 2010 (Hell To Play), are back playing around town and have some new songs for your listening pleasure. In a world of fuzzed out garage rock vocals hidden by guitars, Karianne Oudman’s cuts through like a knife. Of course you’ll want to get to this free show early to catch openers The Slidells, Scared Crow, and one of my favorites of 2012, Still Caves.

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What’s Going On: 09/19 – 09/23

1. Ringo Deathstarr w/ Sundaze, WL & Industrial Park
Where: Slabtown
How Much: $8
When: Thursday, September 20th – 9pm
Why: The psychy shoegaze Austin three-piece have just leaked Mauve, the follow up to 2011′s Colour Trip, which is due out next week. Check out the openers: shoegazey dream-pop Sundaze, WL, and post-punk rockers Industrial Park – you won’t to miss any part of this super solid line-up.

1a. Onuinu w/ Shy Girls & Magic Fades
Where: Holocene
How Much: Free
When: Thursday, September 20th – 8:30pm
Why: The highly anticipated debut release, Mirror Gazer,  from Portland’s own Onuinu has finally arrived! If you plan on staying on the East side of the river, plan on kicking it at Holocene. Shy Girls and Magic Fades are opening, as well as DJ Bobby Dangerous and DJ Zack. Go get ya some Onuinu!

2. The Raveonettes w/ Melody’s Echo Chamber
Where: Hawthorne Theatre
How Much: $16/$18
When: Friday, September 21st – 8pm
Why: Danish duo, The Raveonettes, are touring in support of their sixth studio album released just last week. Come check out the sweet sounds of Observator and dance the night away to your favorites off Lust Lust Lust and Raven in the Grave. Joining them is French songstress Melody Prochet and her dream-pop project, Melody’s Echo Chamber.

3. The Bugs w/ The Woolen Men, Sad Horse & Needles and Pizza
Where: Tonic Lounge
How Much: $4
When: Sunday, September 23rd – 8:30pm
Why: Four bands for $4! It’s a heck of a deal if you ask me. It’s the debut show of Needles and Pizza, a minimal garage-wave duo featuring ex-members of Cat Fancy and current members of K-Tel ’79. You might want to grab a nap so you can stay up all night and party down with Sad Horse, The Woolen Men, and The Bugs!

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